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TRUE/FALSE TEST QUESTIONS T F 1. The maximum loss on a call purchase is the prem

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TRUE/FALSE TEST QUESTIONS

T             F              1.             The maximum loss on a call purchase is the premium on the call.

T             F              2.             Buying a put is the mirror image of buying a call.

T             F              3.             Buying a call with a lower exercise price offers a greater profit potential than one with a higher exercise price.

T             F              4.             To maximize profits on a call purchase, one should hold the position for as short a time as possible.

T             F              5.             Because of the greater time value, a call writer who closes the position prior to expiration will always pay more for the call than if the position were held to expiration.

T             F              6.             A covered call writer will make a lower profit if the option is exercised early.

T             F              7.             The holder of a protective put has the equivalent of an insurance policy on the stock.

T             F              8.             A protective put can be profitable during a bull market, while a covered call is profitable only in a bear market.

T             F              9.             An investor can construct a synthetic put by buying a call and selling short a stock.

T             F              10.          An advantage of using a put over a short sale is that the short sale requires an uptick or zero-plus tick while a put does not.

T             F              11.          The profit for a long put is higher for a given stock price if the put is sold back prior to expiration.

T             F              12.          Given two bearish investors, the more risk averse investor would tend to select a put with a higher exercise price.

T             F              13.          Both call and put writers have the potential for unlimited losses.

T             F              14.          In the context of insurance, protective put buyers who choose lower exercise prices are essentially using higher deductibles.

T             F              15.          As long as puts are available for trading, there is little justification for constructing synthetic puts.

T             F              16.          Covered calls are a less costly way to protect stocks because you receive money for the sale of the call, whereas you must pay money for a protective put.

T             F              17.          To reach breakeven on a call purchase held to expiration, the stock price must exceed the exercise price by at least the amount of the call premium.

T             F              18.          A covered call provides protection for a stock price at expiration down to the current stock price minus the premium.

T             F              19.          Covered call writing should be considered a strategy to enhance the return on a stock.

T             F              20.          A protective put provides the same type of profit diagram as a long call.

T             F              21.          A covered call with a higher exercise price has a higher breakeven.

T             F              22.          The profit from a covered call is the profit from a long stock plus the profit from a long call.

T             F              23.          A synthetic put is always less expensive than a synthetic call.

T             F              24.          Any strategy consisting of only long options will lose money if the stock price stays the same.

T             F              25.          The breakeven for a protective put is the same as that for a covered call.

T             F              26.          The following is the profit equation for a put option: ? = NP[Max(0, X

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